Who Wants to be a Millionaire viewers were left watching the television from between their fingers, after Jeremy Clarkson made an awkward blunder on the ITV quiz show.

In a glaring error to match the 2017 Oscars when the wrong film was announced as the winner of Best Picture, the former Top Gear presenter told a contestant he had given the right answer when it was in fact wrong.

The contestant had lost a whopping £15,000 but for a fleeting moment though he had won £32,000 before the screen flashed up the correct answer, the Bristol Post reports.

Clarkson has taken over from Chris Tarrant as ITV looks to rediscover the popularity of the quiz show, which was a big hit before going off air in 2014.

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One stunned viewer tweeted: "I cannot believe what’s just happened on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire this would have never happened on Tarrant's watch hahahah."

Another called it the TV highlight of 2018 so far, adding: "As Jeremy Clarkson is so confident the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant was correct he doesn't bother looking at his screen to confirm before congratulating him. He was wrong, and the contestant lost £15,000."

Another said: "Omg Who Wants To Be A Millionaire imagine you think you've won 16 grand when you actually haven't. Love Jeremy Clarkson."